And with the owners already armed with a bum economy as they prepare to stare down new Players Association head Michael Weiner in negotiating his first collective bargaining agreement, which would kick in after the 2011 season, evidence of a renewed linearrelationship between payroll and victories adds more potential fuel to the fire.
Even their personal style is quite similar to his: they are both linear, logical thinkers, emotionally reserved and more focused on task than relationship.